Bug#303392: kdm: records each login twice in utmp/wtmp
> The problem is in /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc - you'll need to update that for the
> fix to take effect (or simply set UseSessReg=false, which is the new
> default). I really should have explained what was required when I closed
> the bug - sorry about the omission.
OK, confirmed. I set UseSessReg=false in /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc, and the problem
is resolved.
While I was doing this, I noticed the file /etc/kde3/kdm/kdm.options for the
first time. This little file has just three options, one of which is
(no-)use-sessreg. It has a man page (kdm.options(5)), but the man page
doesn't say what happens when kdm.options conflicts with kdmrc. In my case I
didn't have anything about UseSessReg in kdmrc, but kdm.options included
use-sessreg. Now I put UseSessReg=false in kdmrc, and this seems to override
use-sessreg in kdm.options. Confusing, but anyway the problem is solved now.
Thanks for your help.
Andrew.
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